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get by special effort- She said the Air Force lacks the funds to procure maintenance equipment it needs.
procure = get by special effort
- She was charged with making false statements to procure a passport.
- Kellman concludes that the elaborate federal procurement process "functions as a sort of Maginot line," which looks imposing but operates simply to redirect dishonesty into other areas.Phillip K. Howard -- The Death of Common Sense
- Every moment of every day had been filled with tasks, from packing and sorting sacks of flour and freeze-dried food, to procuring permits and arranging plane tickets, to hiring porters and mules.Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
- Why did you stop the Dark Lord procuring the Sorcerer's Stone?J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Now, there are several items you will need to procure for our moonlight jaunts.Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
- Jem procured some peachtree switches from the back yard, plaited them, and bent them into bones to be covered with dirt.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- By chance, however, the first boot which was procured for him was a new one and, therefore, useless for his purpose.Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The city made no arrangements to help less fortunate citizens procure loans necessary for the actual work.Jim Murphy -- The Great Fire
- If it can be procured through negotiation, rather than unnecessary bloodshed, so much the better.Roger Zelazny -- Lord of Light
- CREON 'tis true; 'twas I procured thee this delight, Knowing the joy they were to thee of old.Sophocles -- Oedipus the King
- Greatly excited by these discoveries, I hurried home, procured a telescope, and returned to the rock.Edgar Allan Poe -- The Gold-Bug
- A smart businessman, he's gone to the trouble, taken the risk of procuring a specimen from the Eden Colony.J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death
- Far from that, Diana; his sole idea in proposing to me is to procure a fitting fellow-labourer in his Indian toils.Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- Vassily Ivanovitch expressed his regret that no one had taken steps to procure medical aid sooner, and declared there was no hope.Ivan Turgenev -- Fathers and Sons
- Expense must not be spared in procuring such intelligence, and will readily be paid by me.David G. McCullough -- 1776
- It was an even bet that Clarence had procured that favor for me —and furnished the language, too.Mark Twain -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- I will spend all I have, and thankfully, to procure it.Charles Dickens -- Bleak House
- At what ease Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To swear against you?William Shakespeare -- Henry VIII
- All the bedding and clothing was packed in great sacks of dressed calfskin, which Sabino procured from old Mexican settlers.Willa Cather -- Death Comes for the Archbishop
procure = get by special effort
procuring = getting by special effort
procuring = getting by special effort
procure = get by special effort
procured = got by special effort